JP2005313746A - Footrest for vehicular occupant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a footrest for a vehicular occupant capable of changing the layout in a floor panel of the vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The footrest for the vehicular occupant is equipped with a receiving member 8 which disposes the footrest 1 on the surface of the floor mat 7, a base 9 supporting the receiving member 8, and a fixing structure 24 as a fixing means for mutually fixing the receiving member 8, the base 9 and the floor mat 7. Since the footrest 1 can be mounted to the floor mat 7 so as to fix with the fixing structure in a state where the floor mat 7 is pinched by the receiving member 8 and the floor mat 7 at the optimal position according to a driver personnel in the footrest 1, the load during driving can be reduced corresponding to each driver. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a footrest for a vehicle occupant.

  For example, in a vehicle such as a four-wheeled vehicle, an accelerator pedal or the like usually has a foot of one foot placed on the floor panel of the vehicle, with the toe of the foot applied to the accelerator pedal, and the ankle bent and the foot It is operated by moving the tip.

Such pedal operation puts a burden on the ankle especially during long driving. Therefore, a part of the floor panel below the accelerator pedal is processed into a convex shape to form a footrest, and the foot is moved by bending the ankle with the heel applied to the footrest. It has been proposed to operate (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-95150 A (FIG. 9)

  However, in the configuration where the footrest is formed by processing the floor panel, the position of the footrest cannot be changed, so the positional relationship between the accelerator pedal and the footrest depends on the size of the driver's foot and the driving posture. Cannot be optimized. For this reason, there is a risk of placing a burden on the ankle.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a footrest for a vehicle occupant that can change the arrangement of the vehicle floor panel.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a footrest for a vehicle occupant for placing a foot of a vehicle occupant, and is detachably attached to a floor mat laid on a floor panel. It is characterized by that.

  According to such a configuration, the placement of the footrest on the floor panel of the vehicle can be changed by changing the mounting position of the footrest with respect to the floor mat. Therefore, when used as a footrest when operating a pedal such as an accelerator pedal, the footrest can be provided at an optimal position with respect to the pedal. As a result, depending on the individual driver, the burden on the ankle, especially the burden during long driving, can be significantly reduced.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the receiving member is disposed on the surface of the floor mat and receives a heel of the foot, and is disposed on the back surface of the floor mat. A base for supporting a member, and a fixing means for fixing the receiving member, the base and the floor mat to each other are provided.

  According to such a configuration, the receiving member, the base and the floor mat can be fixed by the fixing means in a state where the floor mat is sandwiched between the receiving member and the base. Therefore, the receiving member can be firmly attached to the floor mat while reducing the number of parts, and the footrest can be prevented from being inadvertently detached from the floor mat. Further, if the fixing means is released, the receiving member and the base can be easily removed from the floor mat.

  The fixing means includes a bolt including a shaft portion inserted through insertion holes formed in the receiving member, the floor mat, and the base, and a screw portion of the shaft portion, and the receiving member, You may provide the floor mat and the nut for fastening the said base.

  According to such a configuration, the receiving member, the base, and the base are inserted into the insertion holes formed in the receiving member, the floor mat, and the base, and the bolt and the nut are coupled to each other so that the receiving member and the base are connected to the floor mat. Can be fixed easily. Furthermore, an insertion hole can be formed in the optimal position of a floor mat using a cone etc., and a receiving member can be easily arrange | positioned in the optimal position.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the receiving member is disposed opposite to a pedal operated for driving a vehicle, and locks a heel of a foot that operates the pedal. And a connecting portion formed continuously with the engaging portion and joined to the surface of the floor mat, and the width of the base in the direction facing the pedal is the joining portion It is characterized by being longer than the width in the direction facing the pedal.

  According to such a configuration, the base can receive the force acting on the receiving member in the direction opposite to the pedal, and the receiving member can be prevented from falling down. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the receiving member from falling when the heel of the foot is applied to the locking portion.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 3, the locking portion has an inclined portion that is inclined so as to be separated from the surface of the floor mat as it approaches the pedal. .

  According to such a configuration, by locking the heel to the inclined portion, the amount of bending of the ankle when operating the pedal can be reduced, and the load on the ankle during pedal operation can be further reduced. .

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the receiving member is disposed opposite to a pedal operated for driving a vehicle, and locks a heel of a foot that operates the pedal. A locking part for forming a part, a joining part formed separately from the locking part, joined to the surface of the floor mat, substantially perpendicular to the opposing direction of the locking part and the pedal, and And a connecting means for rotatably connecting the locking portion to the joint portion with a connecting shaft extending in a substantially horizontal direction on the surface of the floor mat as a fulcrum.

  According to such a configuration, the locking portion can be moved to the rear side (side away from the pedal) and the upper side with respect to the connecting shaft.

  When the locking portion is on the rear side with respect to the connecting shaft, for example, in a sports type vehicle in which the driver seat is relatively low with respect to the floor mat and the pedal operation is performed with the knee extended, The direction can be optimized. Further, when the locking portion is on the upper side with respect to the connecting shaft, for example, in a freight type vehicle in which the height position of the driver's seat with respect to the floor mat is relatively high and the pedal operation is performed with the knee bent, the toe Can be optimized. Thus, the direction of the toe relative to the pedal can be optimized according to different types of vehicles, and the load on the ankle during pedal operation can be further reduced.

  A sixth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the invention of the third or fifth aspect, the locking portion is curved so as to protrude in a direction opposite to the heel of the foot.

  According to such a configuration, the hook can be brought into contact with the locking portion at various angles. Thereby, the latching | locking part can be made to respond | correspond to any vehicles from which types differ, such as a sports type vehicle and a cargo type vehicle. Moreover, when the ankle is bent and the pedal is operated, the bottom surface of the heel can be continuously along the locking portion. Thereby, an ankle can be moved smoothly and the burden of the ankle at the time of pedal operation can be reduced further.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the burden on the ankle, especially the burden during long driving, can be significantly reduced according to the individual driver.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the footrest from being inadvertently detached from the floor mat while ensuring reliable attachment and detachment with a simple configuration.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the receiving member from falling down when the hook of the foot is applied to the locking portion.

  According to invention of Claim 4, the load of the ankle at the time of pedal operation can be reduced more.

  According to invention of Claim 5, the burden of the ankle at the time of pedal operation can be reduced more.

  According to invention of Claim 6, the burden of the ankle at the time of pedal operation can be reduced further.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an illustrative perspective view showing a usage state of a footrest for a vehicle occupant according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the footrest shown in FIG. 1 and its periphery. This footrest for a vehicle occupant (hereinafter, simply referred to as “footrest”) is for placing a foot of a vehicle occupant such as a driver, particularly a heel.

  The footrest 1 is provided in a vehicle 2 such as a four-wheel automatic transmission automobile. The vehicle 2 is provided on the floor panel 3 and the floor panel 3, and is disposed in front of the driver seat 4 for a driver as a vehicle occupant to sit down, and is operated for driving the vehicle. An accelerator pedal 5 and a brake pedal 6 are provided as pedals.

  On the floor panel 3, for example, a floor mat 7 made of carpet material is detachably laid. The floor mat 7 is attached so as not to move with respect to the floor panel 3 using a hook or the like (not shown). Note that the floor mat 7 may simply be placed on the floor panel 3.

  The footrest 1 is attached to the floor mat 7 between the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6 and the driver's seat 4. One of the features of this embodiment is that the arrangement of the footrest 1 on the floor panel 3 can be changed by making the footrest 1 detachable from the floor mat 7. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the footrest 1 is disposed on the front surface (upper surface) of the floor mat 7, and is disposed on the receiving member 8 for receiving the heel of the foot and the back surface (lower surface) of the floor mat 7. And a base 9 that supports the receiving member 8.

  The receiving member 8 is formed continuously with the locking portion 10 for locking the heel of a foot (for example, the right foot) that operates the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6, and the floor mat 7. A joint portion 11 joined to the surface, a pair of connection portions 12 that connect the locking portion 10 and the free end portions of the joint portion 11 to each other, and a connection portion 13 that connects the connection portions 12 are integrally provided. doing.

  The receiving member 8 is disposed so as to face the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6 in a state where the joining portion 11 is joined to the surface of the floor mat 7 and the surface of the locking portion 10 faces the driver's seat 4 side.

  The locking part 10 includes an inclined part 14 and an extending part 15.

  The inclined portion 14 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle 2, that is, in the left-right direction RL (hereinafter simply referred to as “left-right direction”), and the floor mat 7 faces the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6. It is inclined with a substantially constant gradient so as to be away from the surface of the substrate (to be higher).

  The extending portion 15 extends from the upper end edge of the inclined portion 14 in the forward direction M of the vehicle 2 (the direction from the driver's seat 4 toward the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6, hereinafter simply referred to as “front direction”). It is substantially parallel to (the surface of the floor mat 7). The extending portion 15 includes a wide width portion 15a that is continuous with the upper end edge of the inclined portion 14, and a narrow width portion 15b that is continuous with the distal end edge (front end portion in the front direction M) of the wide width portion 15a. The wide width portion 15a is formed in an elongated rectangular plate shape having substantially the same width as the inclined portion 14 in the left-right direction RL. The narrow width portion 15b is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape having a shorter width than the wide width portion 15a in the left-right direction RL, and extends in the forward direction M from an intermediate portion of the wide width portion 15a. Thereby, the extending | stretching part 15 is formed in convex shape in planar view, and has a notch part in right-and-left both ends.

  An elastic member 16 having a cushion effect is attached to the surface of the locking portion 10. As a result, the heel of the foot is locked to the locking portion 10 via the elastic member 16, and the feeling when the driver hits the heel of the foot can be improved.

  The joint portion 11 extends in the front direction M from the lower end at both longitudinal ends of the inclined portion 14. Each joint portion 11 is formed in a substantially square plate shape in plan view, and is opposed to the extending portion 15 of the locking portion 10 in a substantially parallel manner. In plan view, a part of each joint part 11 is exposed from the notch part of the extending part 15, and an insertion hole 17 (see FIG. 4) is formed in this part.

  Each connecting portion 12 is formed in a vertically long rectangular plate shape in rear view. The one connecting portion 12 has a left end portion of the free end portion (tip portion in the front direction M) of the narrow width portion 15b and a free end portion (front direction M) of the left joint portion 11 opposed thereto in a rear view. And the right end of the tip end). Further, the other connecting portion 12 is, as viewed from the rear, the right end portion of the free end portion of the narrow width portion 15b and the left side of the free end portion (the front end portion in the forward direction M) of the right side joining portion 11 facing this. The end is connected.

  The connecting portion 13 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape in the rear view. This connection part 13 is arrange | positioned between each connection part 12, and while connecting these connection parts 12, it is couple | bonded with the narrow part 15b. The locking portion 10 is reinforced by each of the connecting portions 12 and the connecting portions 13 and the inclination of the inclined portion 14 is maintained for a long time.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the base 9 is made of a metal plate, is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction RL in plan view, and has a substantially rectangular opening at the center. The width W1 of the base 9 in the forward direction M is longer than the width W2 of each joint 11 of the receiving member 8 (W1> W2). Further, the width of the base 9 in the left-right direction RL is substantially equal to the width of the joint portion 11 of the receiving member 8.

  Insertion holes 19 are formed in one end portion (tip portion) of the base 9 in the forward direction M at both left and right end portions. Each insertion hole 19 is a position facing each other across the floor mat 7 with the insertion hole 17 formed in each joint 11 in a state where each joint 11 of the receiving member 8 is disposed on the tip of the base 9. Is arranged.

  In addition, the floor mat 7 communicates with the insertion holes 17 of the joints 11 and the insertion holes 19 of the base 9 in a state where the joints 11 of the receiving member 8 are disposed on the tip of the base 9. An insertion hole 20 is formed at the position. Each insertion hole 20 can be formed using a cone, for example.

  The receiving member 8, the base 9 and the floor mat 7 are fixed to each other using two sets of bolts 21 and nuts 22. Specifically, each bolt 21 is inserted into insertion holes 19, 20, 17 whose shaft portions 23 communicate with each other, is inserted into a washer 25, and is screwed into a corresponding nut 22. Two sets of fixing structures 24 as fixing means are formed by the bolt 21, the nut 22, and the insertion holes 19, 20, and 17.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the driver places the toe T on the accelerator pedal 5 with the heel H of the foot F (for example, the right foot) placed on the footrest 1, and in this state, bends the ankle and moves the toe. Thus, the accelerator pedal 5 can be operated. Further, the brake pedal 6 can be operated in the same manner as the accelerator pedal 5.

  For example, in the initial state (a state where the accelerator pedal 5 is not operated), when the accelerator pedal 5 is at the position A1, the footrest 1 is attached to the floor mat 7 as follows. That is, at the optimal position A2 in the front-rear direction of the floor mat 7 with respect to the position A1, the insertion holes 20A are formed at two positions separated in the left-right direction RL by a predetermined interval (an interval equal to the interval between the two insertion holes 17). Next, the receiving member 8 is disposed on the surface of the floor mat 7 and the base 9 is disposed on the back surface of the floor mat 7. At this time, the insertion holes 17 of the joint portions 11 of the receiving member 8 and the insertion holes 19 of the base 9 are arranged at positions that communicate with the insertion holes 20 </ b> A of the floor mat 7.

  Then, the shaft portion 23 of the bolt 21 is inserted through the insertion hole 19 of the base 9, the insertion hole 20 </ b> A of the floor mat 7, the insertion hole 17 of each joint 11 of the receiving member 8, and the washer 25 in this order. Combine. Thereby, the footrest 1 can be arranged at the optimum position A2 of the floor mat 7. Therefore, the footrest 1 can be provided at an optimum position with respect to the accelerator pedal 5 at the position A1 in the initial state.

  On the other hand, in the initial state, when the accelerator pedal 5 is located at the position B1 closer to the driver's seat (arrow D1 side) than the position A1, the footrest 1 is attached to the floor mat 7 as follows. That is, at the optimum position B2 in the front-rear direction of the floor mat 7 with respect to the position B1, the insertion holes 20B are formed at two locations separated by a predetermined interval (an interval equal to the interval between the two insertion holes 17) in the left-right direction RL. Next, the receiving member 8 is disposed on the surface of the floor mat 7 and the base 9 is disposed on the back surface of the floor mat 7. At this time, the insertion holes 17 of the joints 11 of the receiving member 8 and the insertion holes 19 of the base 9 are arranged at positions that communicate with the insertion holes 20B of the floor mat 7.

  Then, the shaft portion 23 of the bolt 21 is inserted through the insertion hole 19 of the base 9, the insertion hole 20 </ b> B of the floor mat 7, the insertion hole 17 of each joint 11 of the receiving member 8, and the washer 25 in this order. Combine. Thereby, the footrest 1 can be arranged at the optimum position B2 of the floor mat 7. Therefore, the footrest 1 can be provided at an optimal position with respect to the accelerator pedal 5 at the position B1 in the initial state.

  On the other hand, in the initial state, when the accelerator pedal 5 is at the position C1 on the front side M side (arrow D2 side) from the position A1, the footrest 1 is attached to the floor mat 7 as follows. . That is, at the optimum position C2 in the front-rear direction of the floor mat 7 with respect to the position C1, the insertion holes 20C are formed at two positions separated in the left-right direction RL by a predetermined interval (an interval equal to the interval between the two insertion holes 17). Next, the receiving member 8 is disposed on the surface of the floor mat 7 and the base 9 is disposed on the back surface of the floor mat 7. At this time, the insertion holes 17 of the joint portions 11 of the receiving member 8 and the insertion holes 19 of the base 9 are arranged at positions that communicate with the insertion holes 20 </ b> C of the floor mat 7.

  Then, the shaft portion 23 of the bolt 21 is inserted through the insertion hole 19 of the base 9, the insertion hole 20 </ b> C of the floor mat 7, the insertion hole 17 of each joint 11 of the receiving member 8, and the washer 25 in this order. Combine. Thereby, the footrest 1 can be arranged at the optimum position C2 of the floor mat 7. Therefore, the footrest 1 can be provided at an optimum position with respect to the accelerator pedal 5 at the position C1 in the initial state.

  Further, similarly to the case where the footrest 1 is provided at the optimum position with respect to the accelerator pedal 5, the footrest 1 can be provided at the optimum position with respect to the brake pedal 6.

  Such attachment work is usually performed with the floor mat 7 removed from the floor panel 3, and after the footrest 1 is attached to the floor mat 7, the floor mat 7 is laid on the floor panel 3. Further, when removing the footrest 1 from the floor mat 7, it is usually performed with the floor mat 7 removed from the floor panel 3, and after removing the footrest 1 from the floor mat 7, the floor mat 7 is removed from the floor panel 3. Lay on top.

  As described above, the footrest 1 can change the arrangement of the footrest 1 on the floor panel 3 by changing the mounting position with respect to the floor mat 7. Therefore, the footrest 1 can be provided at an optimal position with respect to the accelerator pedal 5 or the brake pedal 6. As a result, depending on the individual driver, the burden on the ankle, especially during long driving, can be significantly reduced.

  Further, the receiving member 8, the base 9, and the floor mat 7 can be fixed by the fixing structure 24 in a state in which the floor mat 7 is sandwiched between the receiving member 8 and the base 9. Therefore, the receiving member 8 can be firmly attached to the floor mat 7 with a small number of parts such as the base 9 and the fixing structure 24, and the footrest 1 can be prevented from being carelessly detached from the floor mat 7. Further, if the fixing structure 24 is released, the receiving member 8 and the base 9 can be easily detached from the floor mat 7.

  Further, the shaft portion 23 of the corresponding bolt 21 is inserted into the insertion holes 17, 19, and 20 formed in the receiving member 8, the floor mat 7, and the base 9, and the bolt 21 and the nut 22 are coupled. Thus, the receiving member 8 and the base 9 can be easily fixed to the floor mat 7. Further, the insertion holes 20A, 20B, and 20C can be formed at the optimum positions A2, B2, and C2 of the floor mat 7 using a cone or the like, and the receiving member 8 can be easily disposed at the optimum position.

  Further, since the width W1 of the base 9 in the front direction M is longer than the width W2 in the front direction M of each joint portion 11 of the receiving member 8, the force in the forward direction M acting on the receiving member 8 is 9 can be received, and the receiving member 8 can be prevented from falling down. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the receiving member 8 from falling down when the hook H of the driver's foot F is applied to the locking portion 10. Moreover, since the base 9 is disposed so as to be long in the direction opposite to the front direction M with respect to the receiving member 8, the lower end of the flange H contacts the other end portion (rear end portion) side of the base 9. By doing so, it is arranged more stably.

  Further, by locking the heel H of the foot F to the inclined portion 14, the amount of bending of the ankle when the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6 are operated can be reduced, and the driver's ankle when the pedal is operated Can be further reduced.

  Furthermore, since the insertion holes 17 of the joint portions 11 of the receiving member 8 are exposed from the cutout portion of the extending portion 15 in plan view, a tool such as a wrench is passed through the cutout portion, and the nut 22 is inserted into the insertion hole by this tool. 17 can be held in the vicinity. Therefore, it is easy to perform the operation of attaching the nut 22 to the bolt 21.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a footrest for a vehicle occupant. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line YY shown in FIG. 7 and 8, parts having the same functions as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 6, and description thereof is omitted.

  In the footrest 1 shown in FIG. 7, the locking portion 10 and the joint portion 11 are formed separately, and the locking portion 10 is rotatably connected to the joint portion 11 by a connecting structure 26 described later. Yes.

  In the following description, the right side of the vehicle 2 is referred to as “right side”, the left side of the vehicle 2 is referred to as “left side”, and the front side of the vehicle 2 is referred to as “front side” with reference to the state where the footrest 1 is viewed from the driver's seat 4. The rear side of the vehicle 2 is referred to as “rear side”. Further, a state in which the footrest 1 is viewed from the left side of the vehicle 2 is referred to as “side view”.

  The latching | locking part 10 is a member extended long in the left-right direction RL, for example, is formed by bending a metal plate. The locking portion 10 is formed in an arc shape with a central angle of approximately 90 °, and is curved so that the intermediate portion in the circumferential direction protrudes in a direction facing the heel H of the foot F. The center of curvature S1 of the locking portion 10 extends along the left-right direction RL (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 8) on the front end portion of the surface of the joint portion 11.

  At the first position P <b> 1 where the rear end surface abuts on the rear end portion of the surface of the joint portion 11, the front end surface of the locking portion 10 is positioned substantially vertically above the front end edge of the surface of the joint portion 11. ing. Thus, the latching | locking part 10 has sufficient length in order to receive the heel H of the leg | foot F in the circumferential direction. Further, notches are formed at both left and right ends of the front end of the locking portion 10.

  The rear end portion of the locking portion 10 at the first position P1 is located on the rear side of the screw shaft 30 of the bolt 31 of the connection structure 26 described later. At this time, the driver may bring the heel H of the foot F into contact with the elastic member 16 on the circumferential intermediate portion of the locking portion 10 at the contact position U1 so that the toe T faces upward. it can.

  The joint portion 11 is disposed below the locking portion 10. The joint portion 11 is formed in a rectangular plate shape elongated in the left-right direction RL. In the left-right direction RL, the width of the joint portion 11 is substantially equal to the entire width of the locking portion 10. In the forward direction M, the width W2 of the joint portion 11 is substantially equal to the width of the locking portion 10 at the first position P1 (the radius of curvature of the locking portion 10).

  Insertion holes through which the shaft portions 23 of the bolts 21 are inserted are formed at the left and right end portions of the front end portion of the joint portion 11. These insertion holes are located below the notch portions at the left and right end portions of the locking portion 10 at the first position P1. Moreover, the rear side edge part of the surface of the junction part 11 can contact | abut with the rear side end surface of the latching | locking part 10 of the 1st position P1, and can receive this latching | locking part 10 directly.

  The connecting structure 26 as a connecting means includes a pair of immovable portions 28 provided on the surface of the joint portion 11, a pair of movable portions 29 provided on the back surface of the locking portion 10, and a movable portion corresponding to each immovable portion 28. A bolt 31 and a nut 32 are provided to connect the portion 29 to each other.

  The pair of immovable portions 28 are disposed to face each other with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction RL. Each immovable portion 28 has a lower end portion fixed to the front end portion of the surface of the joint portion 11 and extends obliquely upward so as to proceed to the rear side (driver's seat 4 side) toward the upper end portion. Thereby, the upper end part of each immovable part 28 is arranged offset to the position on the rear side and the upper side with respect to the curvature center line S <b> 1 of the locking part 10.

  The pair of movable parts 29 are arranged to face each other with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction RL. Each movable portion 29 has an upper end fixed to the back surface of the locking portion 10 and extends toward the corresponding fixed portion 28. The lower end portion of each movable portion 29 is disposed inside and in contact with the upper end portion of the corresponding immovable portion 28 in the left-right direction RL.

  When the locking portion 10 is at the first position P1, the non-moving portions 28 and the movable portions 29 are aligned on a straight line in a side view. An insertion hole 34 is formed in the intermediate portion of the fixed portion 28 and the movable portion 29 in the straight line direction. Specifically, insertion holes 34 are formed in the upper end portion of each immovable portion 28 and the lower end portion of each movable portion 29 (only the insertion hole 34 of one movable portion 29 is shown in FIG. 8).

  The screw shaft 30 (connection shaft) of the one bolt 31 is inserted through each insertion hole 34 of the one fixed portion 28 and the movable portion 29 that contacts the fixed portion 28. Similarly, the screw shaft 30 (connecting shaft) of the other bolt 31 is inserted through each insertion hole 34 of the other immovable portion 28 and the movable portion 29 that contacts the other immovable portion 28. The screw shafts 30 of the respective bolts 31 extend in the left-right direction RL, and the axes S2 thereof coincide with each other. That is, the screw shaft 30 of each bolt 31 is substantially perpendicular to the facing direction (forward direction M) of the locking portion 10 and the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6 and is substantially horizontal to the surface of the floor mat 7. It extends.

  Thereby, the latching | locking part 10 can be rotated to the surroundings of the axis line S2 by using the screw shaft 30 of the volt | bolt 31 with respect to the junction part 11. As shown in FIG. When the locking portion 10 is rotated by a predetermined amount around the axis S2 from the first position P1, the rear end face moves to the second position P2 that is lifted from the joint portion 11 (in FIG. The locking portion 10 at the position P2 is shown by a two-dot chain line).

  The locking portion 10 at the second position P2 has a surface facing the upper side with respect to the locking portion 10 at the first position P1, and the total height from the surface of the floor mat 7 is a predetermined amount V1. It is low. Further, most of the locking portion 10 at the second position P <b> 2 is located above the screw shaft 30 of the bolt 31, including the rear end portion.

  At this time, the driver can bring the heel H of the foot F into contact with the elastic member 16 on the rear end portion of the locking portion 10 at the contact position U2 so that the toe T is directed forward. . The contact position U2 is located rearward and lower than the contact position U1 by a predetermined amount V2.

  The nut 32 is screwed to the corresponding screw shaft 30 of each bolt 31. Thereby, each immovable part 28 and the corresponding movable part 29 are being fixed mutually.

  In this footrest 1, the movement of the locking portion 10 from the first position P1 to the second position P2 is performed as follows. That is, the bolts 31 and the nuts 32 are loosened, and the fixed portions 28 and the corresponding movable portions 29 are released from being fixed. Thereby, the latching | locking part 10 can be rotated centering on the axis line S2 of the screw shaft 30 with respect to the junction part 11. FIG. In this state, when the locking portion 10 is rotated by a predetermined amount counterclockwise in a side view, the locking portion 10 moves from the first position P1 to the second position P2. After the locking portion 10 is moved to the second position P2, the bolts 31 and the corresponding nuts 32 are tightened, and the non-moving portions 28 and the corresponding movable portions 29 are fixed.

  On the other hand, the movement of the locking portion 10 from the second position P2 to the first position P1 is performed as follows. That is, the bolts 31 and the nuts 32 are loosened, and the fixed portions 28 and the corresponding movable portions 29 are released from being fixed. In this state, the locking portion 10 is rotated clockwise in a side view, and the rear end surface is brought into contact with the surface of the joint portion 11. In this way, the locking portion 10 moves from the second position P2 to the first position P1. After the locking portion 10 is moved to the first position P1, the bolts 31 and the corresponding nuts 32 are tightened, and the fixed portions 28 and the corresponding movable portions 29 are fixed.

  The rotation operation of the locking portion 10 with respect to the joint portion 11 may be performed with the floor mat 7 removed from the floor panel 3 or may be performed without removing the floor mat 7 from the floor panel 3.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the driver puts the toe T on the accelerator pedal 5 with the heel H of the foot F placed on the footrest 1, and in this state moves the toe by bending the ankle to move the toe. The pedal 5 can be operated. Further, the brake pedal 6 can be operated in the same manner as the accelerator pedal 5.

  Since the footrest 1 is detachably attached to the floor mat 7, the attachment position with respect to the floor mat 7 can be changed, and the footrest 1 is provided at an optimal position with respect to the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6.

  Further, the footrest 1 can optimize the direction of the toe T when the heel H of the foot F is placed on the footrest 1 according to the type of the vehicle 2.

  Specifically, when the vehicle 2 is a sports-type vehicle, the driver's seat 4 is normally at a position D1 where the height relative to the floor mat 7 is relatively low. The accelerator pedal 5 is at a position D2 where the height relative to the floor mat 7 is relatively high. For this reason, the driver operates the accelerator pedal 5 with his knees extended and the toes T facing upward.

  In this case, by disposing the locking portion 10 of the footrest 1 at the first position P1, the driver stretches the knee and puts the heel H of the foot F with the toe T facing upward. It can be locked to the locking portion 10 of the table 1. As a result, the toe T can be in an optimum direction and height with respect to the accelerator pedal 5.

  When the vehicle 2 is a freight type vehicle (including a truck and a van), the driver's seat 4 is usually at a position E1 where the height relative to the floor mat 7 is relatively high. The accelerator pedal 5 is at a position E2 where the height relative to the floor mat 7 is relatively low. For this reason, the driver operates the accelerator pedal 5 in a state where the knee is bent and the toe T is directed forward.

  In this case, by disposing the locking portion 10 of the footrest 1 at the second position P2, the driver bends the knee and places the heel H of the foot F with the toe T facing forward. It can be locked to the locking portion 10 of the footrest 1. As a result, the toe T can be in the optimum orientation and height with respect to the accelerator pedal 5.

  In addition, the toe T of the foot F can be set to the optimum direction and height with respect to the brake pedal 6 in the same manner as in the case where the optimum position and height are set with respect to the accelerator pedal 5.

  As described above, the footrest 1 can move the locking portion 10 to the first and second positions P <b> 1 and P <b> 2 with respect to the screw shaft 30 of the bolt 31.

  Thereby, the direction and height of the toe T when the heel H of the foot F is locked to the locking portion 10 of the footrest 1 can be changed. As a result, the direction and height of the toe T with respect to the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6 can be optimized according to different types of vehicles, and the burden on the ankle during pedal operation can be further reduced.

  Moreover, it is possible to easily fix and release the fixed portions 28 and the corresponding movable portions 29 with a simple operation of loosening and tightening the bolts 31 and the nuts 32 of the connection structures 26.

  Moreover, the hook H can be made to contact | abut at various angles with respect to the latching | locking part 10 by making the latching | locking part 10 into the curved shape. Thereby, the latching | locking part 10 can be made to respond | correspond to any vehicles from which types differ, such as a sports type vehicle and a cargo type vehicle. Further, when the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 6 are operated with the ankle bent, the bottom surface of the heel H of the foot F can be continuously provided along the locking portion 10. Thereby, an ankle can be moved smoothly and the burden of the ankle at the time of pedal operation can be reduced further. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, at least one of the intermediate portion in the left-right direction RL at the lower end portion of the connecting portion 13 and the inclined portion 14 and the intermediate portion in the left-right direction RL at the distal end portion of the narrow width portion 15 b of the extending portion 15. May be abolished. In this case, the weight of the footrest 1 can be reduced, and the outer shape of the locking portion 8 can be slimmed to improve the aesthetics. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the locking portion 10 shown in FIG. 7 may be used instead of the locking portion 10 shown in FIG. 3. Moreover, in each said embodiment, although the junction part 11 of the receiving member 8 was arrange | positioned at the front-end | tip part of the front direction M of the base 9, as shown in FIG. May be. In this case, in particular, the force in the forward direction M acting on the receiving member 8 can be reliably received by the base 9, and the receiving member 8 can be reliably prevented from falling.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the joint portion 11 of the receiving portion 8 may be disposed at the center portion of the base 9 in the front direction M. In this case, in particular, even when a load acts on the receiving portion 8 in either the forward direction M or the opposite direction, the base 9 can receive the load.

  Note that a plurality of insertion holes 19 may be provided in the base 9 along the front direction M (in FIG. 4, a part of the plurality of insertion holes 19 is indicated by a two-dot chain line). In this case, the joint portion 11 of the receiving member 8 can be arranged at a plurality of positions such as the front end portion, the intermediate portion, and the rear end portion in the front direction M of the base 9.

  In each of the above embodiments, the width of the base 9 in the left-right direction RL may be larger than the width of the joint portion 11 of the receiving member 8. If it carries out like this, the receiving member 8 can be supported also in the outer side part of the receiving member 8 in the left-right direction RL. Therefore, in the left-right direction RL, even if the heel H of the foot F is placed on one end or the other end of the receiving member 8 and the load is concentrated on the one end or the other end, the load on the receiving member 8 It is possible to prevent the end portion on the side not acting on from floating.

  Further, the receiving member 8, the base 9, and the floor mat 7 are fastened by screwing the bolt 21 and the nut 22, but the nut 22 is abolished and the insertion holes 17 of the joint portions 11 of the receiving member 8. Further, any one of the insertion holes 19 of the base 9 is a screw hole, and the receiving member 8, the base 9 and the floor mat 7 are fastened by screwing the screw hole and the shaft portion 23 of the bolt 21. Good.

  Further, the footrest 1 is not limited to the floor mat 7 laid on the floor panel 3 below the driver's seat, but may be attached to a floor mat laid on the floor panel below the passenger seat or below the rear seat.

1 is an illustrative perspective view showing a use state of a footrest for a vehicle occupant according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the footrest shown in FIG. 1 and its periphery. It is the perspective view which looked at the footrest shown in FIG. 1 from the back side of this footrest. It is a disassembled perspective view of the footrest shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional side view which follows the XX line of FIG. It is a side view which shows the use condition of the footrest shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows other embodiment of the footrest for vehicle occupants. It is sectional drawing in the cutting line YY shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is an illustrative side view showing a main part of still another embodiment of a footrest for a vehicle occupant. FIG. 10 is an illustrative side view showing a main part of still another embodiment of a footrest for a vehicle occupant.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Footrest 3 Floor panel 5 Accelerator pedal 6 Brake pedal 7 Floor mat 8 Receiving member 9 Base 10 Locking part 11 Joint part 14 Inclination part 24 Fixing structure 26 Connection structure 30 Screw shaft F Foot H 踵 M Forward direction W1 Base width W2 Junction width

Claims (6)

  A footrest for a vehicle occupant for placing a foot of a vehicle occupant, wherein the footrest is detachably attached to a floor mat laid on a floor panel.   A receiving member disposed on the surface of the floor mat for receiving a foot heel, a base disposed on the back surface of the floor mat for supporting the receiving member, the receiving member, the base and the floor mat. The footrest for a vehicle occupant according to claim 1, further comprising fixing means for fixing each other. The receiving member is disposed to face a pedal operated for driving the vehicle, and is formed continuously with a locking portion for locking a heel of a foot for operating the pedal, and the locking portion, Having a joint joined to the surface of the floor mat,
The footrest for a vehicle occupant according to claim 2, wherein a width of the base facing the pedal is longer than a width of the joint portion facing the pedal.   The footrest for a vehicle occupant according to claim 3, wherein the locking portion includes an inclined portion that is inclined so as to be separated from the surface of the floor mat as the pedal approaches the pedal.   The receiving member is disposed opposite to a pedal operated for driving a vehicle, and is formed separately from a locking portion for locking a heel of a foot that operates the pedal, and the locking portion, A joint portion joined to the surface of the floor mat, a connecting shaft that is substantially orthogonal to the opposing direction of the locking portion and the pedal, and that extends in a substantially horizontal direction on the surface of the floor mat, The footrest for a vehicle occupant according to claim 2, further comprising connecting means for rotatably connecting a locking portion to the joint portion.   The footrest for a vehicle occupant according to claim 3 or 5, wherein the locking portion is curved so as to protrude in a direction opposite to the heel of the foot.

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